William Joseph Carey

William Joseph Carey

Total lobbying returns involving this official: 41

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Most Recent Title
Councillor
Most Recent Public Body
South Dublin County Council
First Seen
19 September 2019
Last Seen
20 May 2026

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Councillor

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South Dublin County Council

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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 5)

Uplift

79 officials
2026-05-20

Intent: That Sinn Féin TDs and Sinn Féin Councillors would vote in the future in favour of a ban on fox hunting with horses and hounds.

Details: Emails were sent to Sinn Fein TDs and Sinn Fein Councillors asking them to support a ban on fox hunting with horses and hounds.

Methods
1,182 emails were sent in total, by 1,003 people - Email

Túath Housing Association

48 officials
2026-05-12

Intent: Minister for Housing, TD James Browne and Mayor of SDCC, Cllr Pamela Kearns to attend the official sod turning of Garter's Lane in Saggart, Co. Dublin on 18 February 2026.

Details: Sod Turning at Garter's Lane in Saggart, Co. Dublin on 18 February 2026

Methods
Minister for Housing, James Browne TD and Mayor of SDCC, Cllr Pamela Kearns to attend the official sod turning of Garter's Lane in Saggart, Co. Dublin on 18 February 2026. Invitations were issued to the Local TDs and South Dublin County Council members included in this submission, however, Tuath did not maintain a formal attendance record for attendees. - Event / Reception

Friends of the Earth

36 officials
2026-01-21

Intent: Asking elected representatives to support motion in South Dublin County Council calling for national moratorium on data centre development

Details: South Dublin County Council motion re data centre development

Methods
Email to TD Ciaran Ahern, asking him to support motion on moratorium - EmailEmails to councillors asking them to support Cllr Jess Spear's motion calling for a national moratorium on data centre development - Email

Friends of the Earth

38 officials
2025-09-19

Intent: The passing of a motion in South Dublin County Council that called on the Minister for Climate, Environment and Energy to introduce a national moratorium on data centres.

Details: Advocacy on Data Centre Moratorium Motion in South Dublin County Council

Methods
Email to Cllr Roisín Mannion inviting her to South Dublin County Partnership workshop on data centres. - EmailEmails to all councillors in South Dublin County Council encouraging them to support the motion tabled by Cllr Jess Spear: “That this council resolves to write to the Minister for Climate and the Environment requesting a national moratorium on further data centre expansion.” - EmailPhone Calls with Cllr Jess Spear on data centre moratorium motion. - Phone call

Intent: We wanted to arrange an AV Room briefing to highlight gaps in access to the Gender Recognition Act

Details: TENI advocates for equal rights and access to healthcare for trans people.

Methods
17th July - exchanged text messages with Padraig Rice TD to arrange an AV Room briefing in September - Informal communication

Intent: We intended to inform DPOs of the current crisis in gender affirming care to better equip them in future planning on new models of care. ::We intended to inform Minister Carroll MacNeil on other issues regarding LGBTQI+ Healthcare, including mental health and elderly care.

Details: TENI advocates for equal rights and access to healthcare for trans people.

Methods
12th May - text messages exchanged with Padraig Rice on healthcare questions for Minister for Health - Informal communication16th May - Meeting with Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeil on LGBTQI+ health issues. These issues included gender affirming care, lgbtqia+ mental health, and elderly care. Follow up meetings were also planned in this meeting, though have not taken place as of the end of this lobbying log period - Meeting1st May - Meeting with Mary Lou McDonald and David Cullinane, seeking clarity on SF comments regarding the UK Supreme Court decision on gender, updates on transgender healthcare both Ireland and Northern Ireland, and wider LGBTQ issues - Meeting

Childhood Development Initiative

68 officials
2025-01-20

Intent: Calling for the new government to take decisive action in six critical areas in their new programme for governmentTackling child homelessness Expanding universal school meals Strengthening youth mental health services Reducing assessment waiting lists Developing accessible play spaces Enhancing digital safety

Details: Manifesto for Programme for Goverment

Methods
Email with pdf of Manifesto attached - EmailSocial media on X, Facebook, Instagram and Linkedin over period mid-December 2024 to mid-January 2025. Text and graphics. - Social Media

YMCA Dublin

43 officials
2024-09-18

Intent: To demonstrate the benefits of our Community Hub model in order to seek changes to council policy on service provision for children, young people and communities

Details: Seeking changes to councils' approach to childcare, youth & community service provision

Methods
2 meetings with A/Executive Manager, Dublin City Council to discuss options for establishing new service provision for children, young people & families in under-served communities in North Central & North West Dublin - Virtual MeetingSingle email to councillors in specific LEAs to discuss Community Hub model and service provision for children, young people & families by councils - EmailSingle meeting with Cllr Gogarty at Lucan Shoppoing Centre to discuss Community Hub model and service provision for children, young people & families by South Dublin County Council in Lucan LEA - Meeting